Welcome to the Forward’s news covrage and posts about the Ukraine.
Ukraine
The Latest
-
News ‘Here Lies Soap’
Among the handful of photographs in the Holocaust memorial book of Zbaraz, my ancestral town in western Ukraine, is a black-and-white picture of sad-eyed men and women standing beside a 10-foot tall monument. It is inscribed with the words “Here lies soap, made by the German mass-murderers, from the bodies of our brethren. May their…
-
Fast Forward Ukrainian Jewish Businessman Killed in Donetsk Attack
A Ukrainian Jewish man and his guard were killed during an armed attack in Donetsk, a local Jewish group said. George (Eliyahu) Zilberbord, 47, was shot dead on Aug. 30 by men who raided the area around his home on the outskirts of the embattled city, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting with Ukrainian government troops,…
-
News For Jews Displaced By Fighting in Ukraine, Israel Is The Promised Land
(JTA) — Each time he dispatches a car into Lugansk, Rabbi Shalom Gopin readies himself for hours of anxious anticipation. The scene of brutal urban warfare between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists, this eastern Ukrainian city now has no regular power supply, running water or cell phone reception. Mortar rounds can fall without warning. Much of…
-
Fast Forward 150 Eastern Ukraine Jews Flee to Israel
At least 150 Jews who fled fighting in eastern Ukraine are expected to land in Israel next month in one of the largest group of arrivals of its kind this year. Many of the would-be immigrants, who will arrive aboard three flights chartered by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, are staying at a…
-
Fast Forward Sole Israeli Victim of Malaysia Airlines Shoot-Down Has Unique Life Story
(JTA) — A few hours before he departed Amsterdam for Australia on July 17, Ithamar Avnon was praying for peace with his parents at their home in the Netherlands. That evening, pro-Russian separatists shot down Avnon’s flight, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew. Avnon, 26, was the sole…
-
Fast Forward Jewish Deputy Prime Minister Appointed Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine
Volodymyr Groysman, a deputy prime minister who is Jewish, was appointed acting prime minister of Ukraine following the resignation of Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Groysman was tapped at a special Cabinet meeting on Thursday, according to the RIA Novosti news site. He joined the government in February as deputy prime minister for regional policy and is a…
-
Fast Forward Are European Rabbis Putting Stamp of Approval on Russian Takeover of Crimea?
Leaders of a prominent Jewish community in Ukraine criticized European rabbis who attended a Kremlin-sponsored Holocaust commemoration ceremony in Crimea. The Jewish Community of Dnepropetrovsk condemned the actions of the rabbis in a statement that it posted on its website last week in connection with a ceremony that was held on July 10 in Sevastopol….
-
Opinion As Gaza Toll Rises, So Will Pressure on Israel
Mark your calendars: It was on Sunday, July 20, that the momentum turned against Israel. Sometime around noon the wind shifted and the tide began to roll out, and Israel started to lose international sympathy for its Operation Protective Edge in Gaza. Up until Sunday morning Israel had a pretty clear field, owing to a…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community
- 2
Opinion Who’s responsible for deadly antisemitism? Everyone will hate the answer
- 3
Opinion Epstein and Iran are an antisemitism mega-crisis. Here’s what Jewish organizations should do about it.
- 4
Film & TV Remembering Siskel and Ebert’s great debate: Mel Brooks or Woody Allen?
In Case You Missed It
-
Sports An Orthodox Jewish hooper famous for viral dunks aims to break Division-I boundaries
-
Fast Forward Former Columbia professor tells NYU students to learn from Hamas at off-campus event
-
Yiddish ווידעאָ: אַ שעפֿערישער מיטל צו באַלעבן די ייִדישע שפּראַך אין קלאַסצימערVIDEO: A creative way to make Yiddish come alive in the classroom
לעסלי טורנער האָט אָנגעשריבן און אויפֿגעפֿירט אַ ליאַלקע־שפּיל אין איר ייִדיש־קלאַס בײַם טאָראָנטאָ־אוניווערסיטעט
-
News These states want to ban the term ‘West Bank’ and replace it with ‘Judea and Samaria’
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
